Total reserves in months of imports in Namibia
Namibia: Total reserves in months of imports was 3.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Namibia is 3.96, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Namibia peaked at 5.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2861, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 96th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 | 0.2861 | 1.89 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1.23 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 | 1.75 | 4.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 | 3.73 | 5.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 93 Argentina 4.05 compare
- 94 Kenya 4.03 compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 3.97 compare
- 97 Bahamas 3.95 compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 3.95 compare
- 99 Montenegro 3.95 compare
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Broad money 133.08 billion current LCU (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Namibia?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Namibia was 3.96 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2861 in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Namibia ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].